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find fault with
find one's way through a crowdpɩɛgɛ 3vto find one's way through a crowdAŋkara lɛ luoriba yie pɩɛgɛ dɔŋɔ bɩbal nɛ.In Accra the traffic comes from all directions.
find outbee nav phrsee, find outMʋ beena, mɩ nyɩmma kɔ nɛɛ?Go and see whether my father has come.2.3.1See
find something too bigjɔlvoversizeMɩ jɔl godo la.This bed is too big for me.
finechɩmɩŋn, debt, fine, loan, credit 6.8.5.5Credit
finery (clotheskpɩɛraan.sg.finery (clothes, jewellery)
fingerchagɩsɛvto touch, to fumble, to examineMaŋgoba la nɛ ʋʋ chagɩsɛ.He is examining the mangoes.2.1.3.3Finger, toeneniiŋn, finger2.1Body
finger bellkpalan, finger bellpɩɩsan, finger bell
finger nailneniifʋlʋŋn, finger nail, claw2.1.3.3Finger, toe
finishdɛrɛvto finish, complete, endƲ tɩŋ tɩntɩŋŋaa dɛrɛ.He has finished his work.5Daily life
firenyiniŋn, fireid. Wɩa nyiniŋhell
fire-finch [bird]tɩɩtɩɩn, fire-finch (a bird)1.6.1.2Bird
fireplace of three stones or of three pots.tabʋʋluŋn, fireplace of three stones or of three pots5.5.7Fireplace
firstbumbuŋnum.firstƲ nɛ kɔ bumbuŋ, ka ʋ nandɔŋɔ na kɔ.He came first, then his friend also came.8.4.5.1.2Firstlaa sɩpaaŋv phr do sth. first Mɩ laa sɩpaaŋ mʋ yɔbɔ nɛ, anna mʋ mɩ nandɔŋɔ dɩa.First I went to the market and then to my friend's house.-bumbuŋ-adjfirst, at firstbiibumbuŋfirst child, first-born child
first day of a funeralyowuoluŋn, first day of a funeral2.6.6.3Funeral
first rain of sowing-seasonmɩɩduuri duonuŋn, first rain of sowing-season (roughly June)
first weedingpabɩlan, first weeding
first-born of a womanhatolibien, first-born child of a woman
fish
fish (gen. term)chenfiliŋn, fish (gen. term)1.6.1.5Fish
fish trapsɔlɔn, fish trap6.4.5.3Fishing equipment
fishermanchenfilkpʋʋran, fisherman2Person
fishhookgbɩaŋn, fishhook
fish-hook